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Despite Old Man Winter dumping eight to 14.5 inches of snow here last week, Grant County fared better than other parts of the state.

“There were no big concerns or issues for us,” said Les Whalen, Grant County’s Emergency Management Director. “It was fairly quiet. We definitely didn’t have the I-65 issues.”
News reports indicate that at least 65 motorists were stranded on Interstate 65 in Hardin County when the snow kept falling on March 5.

Williamstown will be home to a 23-unit apartment complex as soon as the weather clears to allow construction to begin.

Helton Pointe Apartments will feature three new buildings at the end of Helton Street, targeted to households at or below 60 percent of the area’s median gross income (AMGI).
The new units will consist of six 2-bedroom apartments and 17 three-bedroom apartments.

A leasing office, laundry facilities and a community room will be included in one of the units.

A masked man wielding a large knife threatened to cut a clerk’s throat during a March 7 gas station robbery.

Deputies from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the Shell gas station in Crittenden at 5:54 a.m. March 7 after a man allegedly robbed the store with an eight to nine-inch kitchen knife.

The 32nd district basketball tournament was held last week at Simon Kenton.

The Lady Braves were seeded fourth so they inherited the unenviable task of a first round game against the number one seed and home team Simon Kenton Lady Pioneers.

Coming into the game, there was a sense of uncertainty as to which Lady Braves team would show up; the team that led the Pioneers until the waning moments of the first meeting this season or the team that didn’t show up in a blowout game in the second meeting.

When the flakes start falling, Barry Marksberry’s day starts early.
Last week, his day began at 4:30 a.m. on Monday when Grant County was blanketed in winter white.

Marksberry’s day (and night) didn’t end until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
“It was a long 36 hours,” he said, as he prepared to make another swipe on his route, which includes Cynthiana Street, KY 36 and side roads such as Hightower Tebelman, Dark Region and Ashbrook.

Despite narrowly passing the House, a proposed statewide smoking ban could go up up in smoke in the Senate.

The Senate moved House Bill 145, known as the Smoke-Free Kentucky bill, last week to the Veterans, Military and Public Protection Committee.
Senate Majority Floor Leader Sen. Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, has said he does not believe there is much sentiment to pass the bill in his chamber.